Improvement in machines for bottling gas-charged liquids



UNITED STATES l PATENT OFFICE.

ESAU D. TAYLOR, OF HORNELLSVILLE, NEW YORK, ASSIGN OR TO FIRM OF JOHNMATTHEWS, OF NEW YORK CITY.

IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINES FOR OTTLING GAS-CHARGED I IQUIDS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 118,069, dated August15, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ESAU D. TAYLOR, of Hornellsville, in the county ofSteuben and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Machines for Bottling Gas- Oharg'ed Liquids; and I dohereby declare that the following' is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawingforming' part of this speci fication.

One part of this invention relates to the corking appliances 5 andconsists in the novel arrangement of a cork-magazine in relation withthe fillinghead of the machine, and with the pipe which supplies theliquid and gas to the said head, and certain novel means of operating aplunger for pushing the corks from the said magazine, under the controlof the cock through which the supply of liquid and gas is turned ontothe fillinghead, whereby the corks are delivered, as required, betweenthe corking-plunger and the mouth of the bottle ready for the action ofsaid plunger. Another part of the invention relates to a wiringapparatus, whereby a cork-securing wire, permanently attached to theneckof the bottle and arranged to swing' over the mouth thereof, is,after the bottle has been filled and corked, pushed over the cork andmade to secure it. This part of the invention consists principally in across-head connected with the fillinghead by springs and latches, and soarranged and operated by attachments to the rods of the corking-plun gerhead as to be made to throw the cork-securing wire over the cork by therising of the filling-head after the insertion of the cork into thebottle, and while the cork is still held by the plunger.

Figure l in the drawing is a front view of a bottling-machine with myimprovements. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section at right angles toFig'. l. Fig. 3 is a front view of one of the latches by which thecross-head for pushing the wire over the cork is in part operated, andFig. 4 is a side view of the same. Fig. 5 is a plan view, on a largerscale than Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, of the bottle-bed and its surroundingplate, and of the principal parts of the wiring apparatus. Fig. 6 is atransverse view of said wiring' apparatus in part. Fig. 7 is a top viewof the cork-magazine on a scale corresponding with Fig. 5. Fig. S is alongitudinal vertical section correspondin gwith Fig.

6. Fig. 9 is a longitudinal vertical section, on a larger scale thanFig. 7, of the plunger used to push the corks in the magazine to theirplaces under the corking-plunger, said ligure showing a differentconstruction of spring from that used for the same purpose in Fig. 7

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

A is the table supporting the working parts of the machine; B is theiilling-head, and C the corking-head sliding vertically upon stationaryupright guide-rods K K, which are secured in the table A. D is thefoot-treadle, connected with. the lling-head B by means of a cross-tail,E, and rods F F, which work through the table for operating the saidhead. G is the hand-lever, connected with the corking-head C by means ofa cross-tail, H, and rods I I, which work through the table foroperating the eorking-plunger J, which is carried by the head C. All ofthe abovementioned parts are similar to those of otherbottling-machines. L is the corkingmagazine attached to the upperportion of the filling-head, so as to move in concert With it, andarranged in relation to said head and to the pipe b that supplies theliquid and gas to the head, so that the corking-plunger J in its descentiirst passes through top and bottom holes c in the forward portion ofthe magazine, and the corks in the latter are successively supplied toor over. the llinghead by the action of a plunger, M, in the magazine,under control ofthe cock d, which establishes and cuts off supply of theliquid and gas through the pipe b to the iilling-head. This insures thedelivery of the corks, as required, between the corking-plunger and themouth ofthe bottle ready for the action of said plunger. The magazine Lis constructed of alength, depth, and width to hold two, three, or morecorks in an erect position, the one in advance of the other, between thebutt-end of the magazine and the plunger M, the corks being supplied tothe magazine through a hole, c, in the top of the magazine lying infront of the holes c, and forward of the plunger M when drawn back orout. Said plunger M is of a compressible description, or, in otherwords, has an action independently of the rod f, by which its connectionwith and operation by the cock d is established. This is effected bymeans of a spring, g, inserted within the plunger' M, and attached tothe rod f, between the latter and the forward lll end of the plunger, sothat the latter is free to slide or shoot forwa-rd under the control ofthe sprin g on the rod f. By this provision the opening of the cock ddraws back the plunger M to allow of the introduction of a new corkthrough the hole e in the magazine, in rear of a cork or corkspreviously introduced, and the closing of said cock operates on the rodf to compress the spring g, so that after the corking-plunger hasretired from the filling-head and corking-magazine the plunger M is shotforward by the spring to push the advance cork in the series past asl'lring-holding lip h, and into line with the holes c, so as to closethe latter, where said cork remains during a succeeding fillingoperation, and until after the cock d has been closed, after which thecorking-plun ger descends and carries said cork home into the bottle,and holds it there till wired. This action is repeated each opening andclosing action of the cock d, which may be con nected with the rod fby acrank and link, or otherwise. It is preferred to use a conical spiralspring in the plunger M, as illustrated in Fig. 8, whereby a longeraction of the spring is attainable in a given length of plunger thanwith the straight spiral spring shown in Fig. 7.

In practice I propose to further utilize the corking-magazine L bymaking it answer as the nut for securing the nozzle of the filling-headto its cross-head by extending the shank of said nozzle through thecross-head and screwing the magaziue onto the upper projecting end ofthe nozzle.

The wiring of the cork is eected as follows: N represents a bottle inits place on the machine, and 'L' the cork-securing wire, permanentlyattached to the neck of the bottle, and arranged to swing over the mouththereof, or rather over the cork after the bottle has been iilled andcorked, and while the corking-plunger continues to hold down on thecork, said wire being suitably bent to straddle said plunger. O is across-head connected with the filling-head B by means of springs 7s karranged around the upright guide-rods K K, and so as to bear down onthe cross-head O or on sleeves m m thereof made to fit the guiderods.These sleeves rest, when the cross-head O is fully depressed, onshoulders u a of the guiderods. This spring-connection of thefilling-head B with the cross-head O allows of an independ' ent actionto the fllinghead, and secures an easy or elastic operation for thecross-head O and its attachments, which consist of a sleeve, 0, a lip,p, and a guiding `device or hand,y q, under the control of a spring, 1",said guiding device or hand q being borne by the action of the spring ragainst suitably curved or inclined guides s s, that serve, in theup-anddown movement of the cross-head O, to direct the lip p over theneck and shoulder of the bottle. Said cross-head O is furthermoreconnected with the llinghead B by means of latches P P, connected attheir upper ends to the filling-head, and made to spring outward tocause shoulders t t on them to engage with or under the cross-head 0, sothat in the early portion of the filling-heads ascent the latches carrythe cross-head O up in concert with the filling-head, which causes thecross-head to lift and throw the corking-wire over the cork in thebottle, the lip p operating to prevent any rebound of the wireconsequent on its striking the corking-plunger J, previously brought andheld down on the cork, as in other machines. After the cork has beenthus wired the crosshead O, with its lip p, is released from furtheraction or hold on the wire, a-nd the same depressed and moved out of theway for a repetition of the wiring action on a succeeding bottle. Thisis eected by or during the continued ascent ofthe filling-head while thecorking-plunger continues to bear down on the cork, said filling-head,in its continued ascent, causing prot-uberances u a on the latches tostrike projections o o on the corking-plunger rods I I, which forces thelatches P P inward, thereby disengaging the latter from lift by theirshoulders t t on the cross-head O, when the springs lc 7c throw down thecrosshead, and the guides s s, in combination with the spring r, directand turn or swing the lip p of the guiding device or .hand q to conformto the neck and shoulder of the bottle, and to adjust them to theirnecessary position for a repetition of their action on another bottle,which the depressed and altered position of the cross-head with itsattachments makes room for without risk of the wire t', as it liesthrown down or back on the shoulder of the bottlc, catching orinterfering with the descent of the filling-head. Toward the completionof the descent of said head the shoulders t t of the latches againengage with the cross-head O, to repeat in due course the throwing ofthe wire over the cork, as before. In placing the bottle on the machineno special regard need be paid to the arrangement of its corking-wirerelatively to the cross-head O so long as said wire, when lying down orover on the shoulder of the bottle, is in the way of being caught bysaid cross-head in its ascent. The bottle-bed It, upon which the bottleis supported during the filling, corking, and wiring, is carried by aspring, fw, let into a recess, m, in the bed-plate, so that thebottle-bed lies i'lush or thereabout with the table, with capacity forits depression under control of the spring that makes said bedself-adjusting, to enable bottles of slightly-varyin g height to adaptthemselves to the lling-head and corking-plunger during the iillin g andcorking of the bottles.

S is the bottle-guard or screen, which is made to have a verticalmovement through the table or bed-plate of the machine, so that whendown it is out of the way to facilitate the introduction and removal ofthe bottles. Said screen may, if desired, be made of a close cylindricalform, to give more perfect protection against accident by the burstingof the bottles; but the same is here shown as composed of top and bottomplates or ends, the upper one of which is annular to allow of thescreens inclosure of the bottle, and said ends being united by verticalwires, which latter work through holes in the bed-plate that thus servesto guide the screen in its vertical movements, and said wiresfurthermore being made to pass through and steady or guide thebottlebed. The means employed for operating this screen in concert withthe filling-head, so that when the latter is lowered the screen israised, and vice versa, consists of' a jaw-lever, A', pivoted as at a',and controlled by a spring, b', which operates to lower the screen whenpressure is re- Inoved from the treadle D, with which latter thejaw-lever A is connected through the cross-tail E by an arm, c', andspring d', that secures an elastic action of the screen in connectionwith the lling-head.

What is here claimed, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

l. The arrangement ot' a corking-inagazine relatively to thefilling-head and to the pipe, by which the gas and liquid are suppliedto the latter, substantially as herein specified.

2. rllhe combination oi the compressible and elastic plunger M, havingan independent action, as described, with the corking-magazine L, thevalve or cock el that controls the supply of gas and liquid through thepipe I) and the llinghead B, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, with the filling-head and corking-plunger, of awiring apparatus, consisting of a cross-head, O, connected with thefillinghead by means of springs and latches, essentially as described.

4. The sleeve o and lip p of the wiring apparatus, in combination withthe cross-head O, the springs k 7c, and latches P P, substantially asspeciiied.

5. The hand or guiding device q, in combination with the guides s s, thesleeve o, the lip p, the spring r, and the cross-head O, essentially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof 'I have hereunto signed my naine in presence of twowitnesses this 17 th day of February, 1871.

ESAU D. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

FRED HAYNES, R. E. RABEAU.

